“Slaughterhouse Five War Song”
(Based on “War Song” by Edwin Starr)
War, huh yeah
What is it good for?
“So It goes” (Vonnegut p. 36), oh hoh, oh
War huh yeah
What is it good for?
“So it goes”(Vonnegut p.10) again y'all
War, huh good God
What is it good for?
“So it goes,” (Vonnegut p.10) war forever be
Oh, war, “There is no why” (Vonnegut p.77)
'Cause it means destruction of innocent lives
War it is exists and encouraged by this
Movies and books all about war telling their lies
Billy said
War, present and past
Not a choice at last?
“So it goes,”(Vonnegut p36) just say it again
War whoa Lord
What is it good for?
“So it goes,” (Vonnegut p36) war forever be
War, “everything is all right” (Vonnegut p.198) because
War, “everybody has to do exactly what he does” (Vonnegut p.198)
Oh war, is nuclear the way to go?
Recent history doesn’t tell us so.
“Hiroshima killed 71,379” (Vonnegut p.188)
“War would become tolerable” (Vonnegut p.188)-as we don’t really die?
War, “why me?...Vy you?” (Vonnegut p.91)
What is it good for?
So it goes, (Vonnegut p36) so on, so on, so on.
War, uh huh, yeah, huh
What is it good for?
“So it goes,”(Vonnegut p36) war forever be
War, “everything is all right” (Vonnegut p.198) because
War, “everybody has to do exactly what he does” (Vonnegut p.198)
Oh, war “that’s the attractive thing.”(p111)
“Absolutely everybody gets a little something.” (p111)
If only we tried to “ignore the awful times
and concentrate on the good ones” (Vonnegut p 117) not the war crimes
War, huh, it’s Darwin y'all
What is it good for?
“So It goes” (Vonnegut p36), say it again
War, whoa, Lord
What is it good for?
“So it goes”(Vonnegut p.36) it is predetermined
War, “everything is all right” (Vonnegut p.198) because
War, “everybody has to do exactly what he does” (Vonnegut p.198)
“The negligibility of death
and the true nature of time” (Vonnegut p.190)
the idea was to hasten the end of the war (Vonnegut p.180)
And to that...